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What  We Do 

The Word for the World exists to bring the first light of God’s Word to bibleless communities. By empowering indigenous translators and the local church, Scripture comes to life within the community itself - translated and tested among their own people.

 

This community-led approach is supported by a robust and scale-ready infrastructure. It includes training and certification, AI-driven translation tools, linguistic research, quality assurance, and deep partnerships across the translation community.

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 First Light Rises To The  Ends Of The Earth 

Across every region, God’s Word advances—each project a reflection of His glory filling the earth.

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OUR VISION 2050

The Word for the World envisions being instrumental in completing first-time translations of the entire Bible in 1,000 languages by 2050.

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Total Bible Translation Projects

Indigenous-Led Bible Translation

 7-Step Journey: 

From First Words to Lasting Light

1

The need

  • No Bible in the language.
     

  • Languages are often unwritten, with no alphabet or writing system. Significant barriers to education exist.
     

  • A sense of identity, self-esteem, and dignity is lacking.

5

Checking & Approval

  • Church-centric quality assurance process begins.
     

  • Multi-denominational review committee signs off.
     

  • Theological consultant ensures accuracy and faithfulness.

2

Church & Community Ownership

  • Community initiates translation request.
     

  • Local churches identify and choose the best candidates; a translation team is formed; a review committee is established.
     

  • Dialect identified where the language is spoken best.

6

Publication & Dedication

  • Print, audio, digital, and video production process launches.
     

  • In-country teams determine when and where dedication events take place and manage the event.
     

  • Crowds gather for the release, including all involved throughout the process.

3

Indigenous Training & Support

  • Translators are trained in exegesis, linguistics, and translation theory. Diploma in Bible Translation coincides with completion of the New Testament or equivalent.
     

  • Review committee is trained to assess naturalness, clarity, terminology, and community acceptability.

7

Transformation

  • Community finds identity in Christ. Self-esteem grows. Dignity is affirmed. Futures are changed.
     

  • Translators support other communities with expanded organizational roles; very low attrition.
     

  • Grassroots mobilization begins for the next translation.

4

Scriptural Engagement

  • Translators indigenous to the language produce Scripture immediately with simultaneous in-community checking, validation, and feedback.
     

  • Orthography (alphabet) created as needed. Church contributes and ultimately approves.

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